VOV.VN - Vietnam made active contributions to the recent 52nd session of the UN Human Right Council held in Geneva, Switzerland, by putting forward an initiative aimed at marking 75 years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and 30 years of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action.

Cross-border activities have been smooth sailing at the Huu Nghi International Border Gate since China reopened its border with Vietnam in the middle of this month.

VOV.VN - Border guards based in the northern province of Dien Bien and the Laotian province of Luang Prabang have conducted a joint patrol along the shared border.

VOV.VN - Numerous activities aimed at promoting Vietnamese culture were held at the Municipal Theater of Fontainebleau in France on March 14.

Vietnam ranked fourth out of 20 countries with the largest volume of plastic waste discharged into the sea.

State budget collection from export-import activities in the first two months stood at VND56.33 trillion (US$2.37 billion), or 13.3% of the estimate, down 19.4% year-on-year, reported the General Department of Vietnam Customs (Vietnam Customs).

State management and law enforcement agencies, and non-governmental organisations have taken actions to limit the decline and extinction of wildlife species in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have made efforts to intensify trade promotion activities as a contribution to bringing the two-way trade turnover up to US$100 billion this year.

In the post-pandemic recovery period, domestic businesses continue to face difficulties in implementing policies related to import-export activities, requiring prompt solutions, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Hoang Quang Phong said on March 2.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi is expected to implement 167 trade and tourism promotion activities this year in order to fulfill the various socio-economic development targets of 2023, said Nguyen Manh Quyen, vice chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee.